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Definition: Aka Manah is a demon from Zoroastrian mythology. He is the demon of evil intention, an evil mind, and sexual desire. His name mean manah made evil, the word manah means mind.

Background: His main purpose is to stop people from perfoming moral duties. Aka Manah is the third of seven brothers born from Lucifer. He is a high demon and is highly intelligent and destructive. His eternal opponent is Vohu Manah (good mind). He is said to also be the motivation behind deceitful actions.

Origin: From Mesopotamian mythology, Pazuzu is the king of the winds demons (mostly associated with the cold northwestern winds that brought storms and droughts). He is the son of Hanbi.

Characteristics: body of a man, head of a lion, taloned feet (like that of an eagle), two pairs of wings. He is often shown with his right hand pointing upward.

Even though Pazuzu is considered an evil spirit, he will often drive away other demons/evil spirits and protects humans from plagues and misfortunes. Humans would call on Pazuzu if they wanted protection from his rival Lamashtu (who preyed upon women and children) and he would fight against her and protect those that she was trying to harm. To pay respects towards Pazuzu people would would wear amulets that were engraved with Pazuzu on them, it also acted as a way of asking for protection from him. 

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This is not going to be an official post on Ouija boards, this is just going to a rant about them of a sort. I'm skeptical on the whole idea of Ouija boards actually working and allowing us to contact demons and evil spirits etc. there seems to be a lot of evidence that they work but also I would like to see it for myself in person to know whether or not these actually work. People have said that no matter what question you ask these spirits they will always get it right, but I watched the movie Ouija: Origin of Evil, and in it they tested put this theory that the spirits read tour mind and tell you what you're thinking of. So, say you want to know what a fight was about between you and someone close to you. When you ask that question you are thinking of that answer in your mind waiting to see if this spirit gets it right or not. And it will get it right because they read your thoughts and the most prominent / persistent thought in your mind is the one that they will see as the answer to your question. But, the priest in that movie tried something, when he asked a few questions he first thought of static off of a tv screen and the demon answered that the question wasn't important (the question was what he and his wife fought over). The next question he asked was (I think I don't fully remember) was the middle name of his wife and he thought of his mother's (some other relatives middle name it was over a week ago I don't remember much at this point) and since that was the most persistent thought in his head that was the demons' answer. So, what I'm getting at here is that the only reason these spirits are getting the answers tight is because we make the answer that we want to hear us what we are thinking of and that is what the demon will decide as the answer to your question. They get it right because you are basically handing them the answer. 

Then there's the whole thing with the planchette, it would be pretty hard to believe most of the time that it is moved on its own I agree and that one of them can be moving it to fuck around with the other person but there have been a few videos I've seen where the planchette moves on its own. There is this one YouTuber (his channel name I can't remember) where he put his makeshift planchette on the board and it immediately shattered. There was this other video I saw where the planchette moves off of the board on its own. I mean sure those could have easily been staged and they could have had a string tied to it or whatever but there is no real way of knowing. Then again the only real way to know for sure is if you try it out for yourself and see what happens, this is just my perspective on it.

Definition: Zozo is the demon of the Ouija board.

Origin: The first known encounter with Zozo happened back in 1816 when a girl in Picardy, France was the victim of a demonic possession and Zozo used her as his vessel along with many other demons.

Another name that Zozo has gone by is Mama. Anyone who has come in contact with Zozo while using the Ouija board has always had a negative or bad experience.

You Will know if you have come in contact with Zozo if any of the following occurs: planchette spelling out Zozo, Mama, Zaza, Oz or even Abacus. Thoughts of depression often occur, a sense of uneasiness.

What to do if you come in contact with Zozo: Do not panic or show signs of fear because demons can feed off of your fear, close the session as soon as possible by moving the planchette over good bye, do not speak his name.

According to Jewish folklore, Lilith is a demon of the night who steals babies in the darkness and eats them. She is also said to be a figure of uncontrolled sexuality “It is forbidden for a man to sleep alone in a house, lest Lilith get hold of him.”

-The Babylonian Talmud (Shabbat151a)

However, the oldest mention of the demon Lilith was from sometime around 200 B.C. in Gilgamesh and the Huluppu-Tree where she is portrayed as a demon, “Inanna, to her chagrin, found herself unable to realize her hopes. For in the meantime a dragon had set up its nest at the base of the tree, the Zu-bird had placed his young in its crown, and in its midst the demoness Lilith had built her house”.

She is also said to have been the first wife of Adam (before Eve who was fashioned out of Adam's rib) and was made out of dirt like he was; but she later on left Adam after refusing to become subservient of him and left the Garden of Eden and coupled with the Archangel Samael. Lilith is also mentioned in Hebrew texts as "night monster" or “night hag”.

In Genesis 1 of the Bible it says that man and woman are created at the same time, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them”. -Genesis 1:27

However, in Genesis 2 it says that woman is created from the rib of man. “... God caused a deep sleep to fall upon man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man”. -Genesis 2:21 - 2:22

So from these passages it may be suggesting that there had been a woman (Lilith) with Adam before Eve, but Lilith left Adam so God gave Adam a new partner so he would not be alone.

Definition: Krampus is the Companion/sidekick of Santa Claus in German legends.

Characteristics: goat-like, long horns, forked tongue, fangs, hooves for feet, carries chains with him, has a birch stick for beating kids with.

Background: Krampus would visit the homes of naughty children and punish them. He would beat them, then kidnap the children and bring them to hell/underworld for a year. The chains that Krampus carries are thrashed around for extra effect and are thought to symbolize being binded with the devil in the Christian church. Sometimes the chains have bells on them. In Germany on Krampus night (Krampusnacht), which is December 5th, children would be careful to not do anything bad to attract Krampus so that they would get presents on Nikolaustag from St. Nicholas the next day. There is also the annual Krampus run (Krampuslauf) where people dress up as Krampus and chase people through the streets. Krampus’ image has changed over time, while he is seen as the evil side of Santa Claus/St. Nick, he is Santa's partner and is there to ensure that children stop being naughty.

Origin: His name in German is Krampen, which means claws. The exact origin of Krampus is not fully known, they know it predates Christianity and think that it might have Norse origins. According to a National Geographic article, Krampus is the son of Hel in Norse mythology.

Definition: In Polish mythology, a Strzyga is a demon that feasts on human blood.

Background:  a Strzyga is born from human parents, however, it is born with two hearts, two sets of teeth, and two souls. When a Strzyga dies, only one of the two souls will die while the other one will reanimate the corpse and prey on the living. When they hunt, they fly around in the form of an owl and they drink the blood and eat the organs of their victims.

How to kill: chopping off the head and burying the head and body separately will prevent the Strzyga from coming back to life again.

Ziminiar (Zymymar) is a demon king of the North from demonology. He is one of the four kings who has power over king Solomon's 72 demons. The other three kings are Amaymon (East), Corson (West), and Gaap (South). Ziminiar should only be conjured on great occasions.

Chumoi is a plague demon from Bulgarian mythology. Chumoi go around spreading plagues throughout villages and can be killed by tearing their Achilles tendon. The Chumoi has a great fear of dogs because they can see him and will leave a village if one starts barking at them.

In Japanese mythology, the Nurikabe (whose name means painted wall), is a type of Yokai that appears in front of walkways of travelers and prevents them from going further. They are usually invisible and you cannot go around them, no matter how far left or right you try to move they will stretch to block you. The only way to get by it is if you tap a stick on the ground in front of it, it will then disappear and you can then continue on your way. 

In Germanic and Slavic mythology, a Mare is a demon that rides people's chests while they're asleep and give them bad dreams (nightmares). They were also believed to ride horses at night.

Buer is a fallen angel and 10th of the 72 spirits of Solomon. He is a president in Hell and governs over 50 legions of demons. He appears when the sun is in Sagittarius and is a teacher of things such as logical arts, virtues of herbs and plants and moral and natural philosophy. He also heals distempers and gives good familiars (entities that assist witches).

In Demonology, Balam is one of the kings of hell and controls over 40 legions of demons. He will always know the perfect answer to anything from the past, present, or future. He is said to have 3 heads, one of a man, one of a bull, and one of a ram. He rides on a bear and has a hawk his fist.

In Demonology, Asmodeus is the 32nd king of the Ars Goetia and commands 72 legions. He is described as having 3 heads; one of a man, one of a a bull, and one of a ram. He also has the tail of a serpent and rides upon an infernal dragon.

In Etruscan mythology, Charun is a demon guardian of the entry to the underworld and a psychopomp (a guide of the dead to the underworld). He carries a hammer and sometimes a sword and escorts the souls to the underworld on horseback. Charun has bluish skin (to symbolize decay), pointed ears, enormous wings, and snakes wrapped around his arms. Also, his name was imported from the Greek Charon. The original Etruscan version of his name is unknown if there ever was one. 

A look into the history of the names associated with the fallen angel.

Lucifer - This name comes from the Latin word Lucifero, which means "light bearer." Lucifero is also the Latin word associated with the planet Venus. This association came about because of how Venus moves in the sky. In the mornings, it is below the sun "falling towards earth." Lucifero was originally translated from the Hebrew word Hêlēl meaning "Shining One." Hêlēl has been used in Isaiah 14:12 talking about the king of Babylon. As Bibleref . Com says in regards to this passage:

"Isaiah is delivering a mocking song to be sung by future Israelites after the downfall of the powerful, vicious king of Babylon. Now, he is using poetic language to describe the epic heights of the king's arrogance from which he will fall. Still sarcastically using the form of a funeral dirge, Isaiah "mourns" how the king has fallen from heaven."

Satan - śāṭān is a Hebrew word meaning "accuser" or "adversary" and is sometimes ha-satan, which just means The Adversary. It was used as ha-satan in the Book of Job. However, most english translations just say Satan rather than ha-satan. There are many instances in the O.T. or Tanakh where ha-satan is an angel of the Lord doing His bidding and testing people in His name. This did not originally have an association directly with Lucifer because śāṭān was not seen as an antithesis to God but His helper and sometimes an adversary to man. This association between Lucifer and Satan arose later because of works like Milton's Paradise Lost.

The Devil - This is another translation from the same word Hêlēl and was translated in Greek as diábolos which means "false accuser" or "adversary." This evolved into something like "dēofol" in Old English in the Middle Ages, then eventually became Devil. 

Beelzebub - This figure in the N.T. is seen as synonymous with Lucifer. His name means "lord of the flies" or "lord of dung" and is the Greek version of the name Baal-zebub, who was, in the O.T. a Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron (cf. 2 Kings 1:3). In the N.T. however, Beelzebub is the prince of demons or Satan. In Matthew 12:22-28, the Pharisees claim that Jesus "... by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."